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"Why not just use the long-standing term “Latino,” and not worry that this word is now somehow sexist and excludes…
"Latinx"? "Latine"? Why not just use the long-standing term "Latino," and not worry that this word is now somehow sexist…
"Also, when I hear Latinx, my brain says it in the same way as “Mister F” from Arrested Development (Latin…
This is also anecdotal--though I think it is backed by research--but most Latino/Latina people I know really don't like Latinx…
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Category Archives: Hugo Awards
Mandolin and Nojojo Are Nominated For Hugo Awards!
Congrats to current “Alas” blogger Mandolin and former “Alas” blogger Nojojojo for their Hugo Award nominations! Rachel Swirsky, known on this website as “Mandolin,” is nominated in the “best novella” category for ‘‘The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the … Continue reading
Posted in Hugo Awards, Mandolin's fiction & poems
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Mandolin and Nojojojo Nominated For Hugo Awards!!!!
No, no, this isn’t a rerun post. Back in February, I posted that Mandolin (under her meatworld name Rachel Swirsky) and Nojojojo (under her meatworld name N.K. Jemisin) each wrote stories that were nominated for Nebulas. Now I’m very excited … Continue reading
Because that’s not what the people who the term applies to want to do. If you look closely at the…